11th Alabama Infantry

11th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry (Confederate)

Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse)
Active June 17, 1861 to April 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance CSA
Branch Infantry
Engagements Gettysburg
Siege of Petersburg

The 11th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

The 11th Alabama was mustered in at Lynchburg, Virginia, on June 17, 1861. Some of the companies making up the regiment had been already in service for several months at the time of mustering.[1] The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

Total strength and casualties

The 11th mustered 1192 men during its existence. The regiment suffered approximately 270 killed in action or mortally wounded and 200 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 470 fatalities. An additional 170 men were discharged from the regiment and 80 were transferred to other units.[1]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/wilcox.html Wilcox's Brigade website